| Yang Lan | |
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| Born | March 31, 1968 Beijing, China |
| Occupation | Businesswoman |
Yang Lan (Chinese: 杨澜; pinyin: Yáng Lán; born March 31, 1968) is a Chinese businesswoman, talk show hostess, and co-owner with her husband Wu Zheng (also known as Bruno Wu) of Sun Television Cybernetworks in Shanghai, China.
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Yang Lan was born in Beijing to an English professor at Beijing Foreign Studies University and an engineer (father and mother, respectively). Before getting married, Ms. Yang was one of China's best-known television hostesses. She also became one of China's richest business people, according to Forbes Magazine.[1] She married Hong Kong entrepreneur "Bruno" Wu Zheng, becoming the co-owner (her husband being her business partner) of a new media company, Sun Television Cybernetworks.[2]
Yang Lan is a media baroness, corporate entrepreneur and a leading television host in China. She and her husband, Bruno Wu, co-founded Sun Media Investment Holdings Ltd, one of China’s most prominent private media groups. The business spans television production, newspapers and magazines, as well as online publishing.
Yang holds a master's degree (MIA) from Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), where she is now a member of the Columbia University International Advisory Council (IAC). She earned her undergraduate degree from the Beijing Foreign Studies University.
In 2005, she founded the Sun Culture Foundation with a mission to promote the advancement of education and the building of philanthropic culture.
The Paley’s Center of Media (Museum of Television and Radio) honored her with the “She-Made-It” award in 2007 to recognize her achievement as a TV journalist...
As a signature TV talk show, Yang Lan One-on-One focuses on getting to know leading figures from the fields of international politics, business, society and culture. On this program, Yang Lan profiles the guests' life stories, career experiences, and personal insights. Its eight-year history has made it one of the most highly regarded and well known in-depth talk shows in China. The talk show’s host, Yang Lan, guided by her personal style and unique viewpoint, has over the years conducted interviews with over four hundred movers and shakers from around the globe. Her guests have included Bill Clinton, Henry Kissinger, Jack Welch, Andrew L. Webber, Tan Dun, Nicole Kidman, Jackie Chan, Kobe Bryant, Hugh Jackman and Michael Phelps, to name a few.
Yang Lan and the Olympics
1993.09 --- Representative for the 2000 Olympics bid delegation team for China
2001.07.13 --- Olympic Goodwill Ambassador & Presentation Speaker
2004.06.09 --- 2004 Athens Olympic torchbearer
2007.01 --- Executive producer and host of “Olympic Songfest,” a TV program to select the Olympic songs and music
2007.08.08 --- Host of Beijing 2008 One-year Countdown
2008.05.04 --- 2008 Beijing Olympic torchbearer
2008.08.24 --- Host at the Closing Ceremonies of the 2008 Beijing Olympics